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022    package org.jboss.dna.graph.commands;
023    
024    import org.jboss.dna.graph.cache.Cacheable;
025    import org.jboss.dna.graph.properties.Property;
026    
027    /**
028     * A command to obtain from the source the properties for a single node given its path.
029     * 
030     * @author Randall Hauch
031     */
032    public interface GetPropertiesCommand extends GraphCommand, ActsOnPath, Cacheable {
033    
034        /**
035         * Set the values for the named property. Any existing property values, if previously set, will be overwritten. If there are
036         * no property vlaues or if all of the property values are null, the property will be removed.
037         * 
038         * @param property the property
039         */
040        void setProperty( Property property );
041    
042    }